Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say in May 2024 that COVID mRNA vaccines killed 500,000 children and young adults? No, that's not true: The public health agency said it has not reported any such figures. Official data a
The Dispatch→ The Price for Me, but Not for Thee?
Personalized pricing raises a whole bunch of questions.
The Dispatch→ Murder Porn
MAGA’s new incitement against ‘the deep state.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EISCAT Radar System In Finland, Norway and Sweden Does NOT Have Mind Control Capabilities
Can the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association, or EISCAT Scientific Association, use its technologies for mind control, as a video on social media claims? No, that's not true: EISCAT Scientific Association Director Axel Steuw
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trump distorts use of ‘deadly force’ language in FBI document for Mar-a-Lago search
Trump pointed to standard language used in an FBI document unsealed Tuesday to baselessly claim the Biden administration wanted to kill him during a search for documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, North Carolina's mask bill doesn't include a 'carve out' for the KKK
North Carolina mask bill includes “specific carve outs for entities like the KKK to continue wearing hoods in public.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Trump Assassination Authority Granted By Use-Of-Force Language In FBI Mar-A-Lago Raid Plan — Self-Defense Language Is Boilerplate
Did the use-of-force language in the FBI plan for the raid at Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 give agents special authority to assassinate Donald Trump? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or indication in any official documents or statem
The Dispatch→ On Biden’s New China Tariffs, History Provides Good Reasons for Almost Everyone to Worry
As is often the case, what happens next is more important than what’s happening right now.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Fake news about Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, kicker Harrison Butker taken out of context
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid “says he’ll stand with Harrison Butker: ‘If they get rid of Harison, they get rid of me.'”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Did NOT Ban Sales Of Watermelon Slices
Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem prohibit sales of sliced watermelons, proclaiming the fruit "antisemitic"? No, that's not true: As of May 2024, no executive action or local bill outlawed the sale of watermelon slices, despite claims in
The Dispatch→ Newsweek Claims Falsely That Tucker Carlson Is Launching a Show on Russian State Television
Carlson denied the allegation and the publication has updated its article.
The Dispatch→ Democrats Moderate to Win Back a Battleground House Seat
Plus: A mini Q&A with Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Full Fact→ What size are the UK’s armed forces?
A guide to how the number of personnel in the Army, RAF and Royal Navy is counted, and some common claims we’ve seen about these figures.
Full Fact→ A deadly virus is not sweeping through Spain
There is no good evidence that an “Ebola-like” virus is surging across Europe.
Full Fact→ Video of carpark argument is staged
The sketch of an argument in a car park has been shared on social media as if it’s a genuine scene.
AllSides→ White House makes nine brutal corrections to Biden’s NAACP Detroit speech
https://nypost.com/2024/05/21/us-news/white-house-makes-nine-brutal-corrections-to-biden-naacp-detroit-speech/
AllSides→ Trump Distorts New Regulation Extending ‘Obamacare’ to DACA Recipients
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/trump-distorts-new-regulation-extending-obamacare-to-daca-recipients/
AllSides→ Kremlin TV Drops ‘New’ Tucker Carlson Show
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-tv-drops-new-tucker-carlson-show The Kremlin propaganda machine h
AllSides→ Tucker Carlson: Program airing on Russian state TV ‘without legal permission’
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4677767-tucker-carlson-russian-tv-without-permission/ Conservative p
AllSides→ Media spreads false claim that Tucker Carlson launched a show on Russian TV
https://thepostmillennial.com/media-spreads-false-claim-that-tucker-carlson-launched-a-show-on-russian-tv
PolitiFact→ Was it legal to fly the flag upside down at Samuel Alito’s house?
A firestorm erupted when it was reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s house displayed an upside-down flag, a traditional sign of distress, after the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Doing so is against the U.S. Code. But experts
Health Feedback→ AI-generated celebrity endorsement videos on Facebook promote unproven cure for tinnitus
REVIEW A slew of Facebook ads appeared in May 2024 promoting a product called EchoEase (see examples here and here), a nasal inhaler supposedly able to cure tinnitus. Many of these ads featured a video of actor Kevin Costner (
The Dispatch→ Courting the Nikki Haley ‘Zombie’ Voters
‘If Trump wants to win, he should do everything he can to win over Nikki’s support and her voters.’
Internet Archive→ Mornings With Maria Bartiromo : FBC : May 22, 2024 7:00am-8:00am EDT
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Full Fact→ Turbulence video not from Singapore Airlines flight
A video is being shared online alongside reports of “severe turbulence” on a Singapore Airlines flight on which one person died. But the footage is unrelated and dates back to 2019.
The Dispatch→ The Garden of Earthly Barbarians
"We love people because we care for them, and the act of caring leads to commitment."
The Dispatch→ The First Debate Question
It’s a simple one—but the most important one.
The Dispatch→ Here’s the Thing About Presidential Debates
They don’t tell us much—even when the candidates are better than this year’s.
The Dispatch→ The Caitlin Clark Effect Is Real
The only question is whether it’s sustainable.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war
The United Nations and other organizations have presented credible evidence that Hamas militants committed sexual assault during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel.
The Dispatch→ Video: Live From Dispatch HQ
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of Sunflowers Facing Away From The Sun Do NOT Prove The Sun Has Been Replaced
Do photos of sunflowers facing away from the sun prove the sun has been replaced? No, that's not true: Mature sunflowers do not follow the sun throughout the day, a sunflower farmer told Lead Stories, and also a scientific study shows. On
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Measles Vaccine Is NOT Known To Have Killed ’63 Times More People’ Than Measles Did In US 2003-18
Is measles vaccination proven to have caused "63 times more" deaths than measles in the United States between 2003 and 2018? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found zero credible sources confirming that. The claim that has been circulatin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: May 19, 2024, Weather Data IS NOT Missing For Region Where Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi Crashed
Did someone remove the satellite weather data from May 19, 2024, in the region of Jolfa, Iran, where a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in foggy conditions in the mountains? No, that's not true: As of May 21, 20
The Dispatch→ The Jitter Factor
Be afraid. But of whom?
Internet Archive→ Commencement Speeches President Biden Delivers Commencement Address at Morehouse College : CSPAN : May 21, 2024 5:47pm-6:25pm EDT
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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Judge in Trump’s hush money trial did not bar campaign finance expert from testifying for defense
As the trial continued Tuesday, social media users misrepresented Merchan’s ruling, repeating a statement Trump made that Smith, a law professor and former Republican member of the Federal Election Commission, was not being allowed to take the stand.
Full Fact→ TikTok has not been banned across France
It’s been banned in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, amid recent riots, but not on personal devices elsewhere.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video shows flight turbulence from 2019, not Singapore Airlines flight with one fatality
Video shows turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had one casualty.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Dr. Sebi’s daughter wasn’t sentenced to prison for ‘revealing top secret health hacks’
“Dr. Sebi’s daughter was sentenced to 155 years in prison for revealing top secret health hacks.”